blue&goldbriefs Financial Markets Lab (Re)Opens for Business Canisius now has bigger and better assets in the Nelson D. ’67 Civello Family Financial Markets Lab (FML). The lab recently underwent a $400,000 expansion and renovation project that increased the size of the FML to 1,000 square feet and added many of the same tools of the trade used on Wall Street. A four-color ticker display provides news headlines and current stock and index prices. Four LCD panels connect to live market broadcasts or can be used by faculty to display teaching materials. The FML also houses Smart Board technology and 30 student computer stations. The showpiece of the Financial Markets Lab is the Bloomberg terminal. Used by professionals throughout the industry, the Bloomberg system provides live market data and news information, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and stores information on virtually every public and private company. The Financial Markets Lab supports the college’s business programs, particularly economics and finance. WebExtra: Tour the newly-expanded Financial Markets Lab at canisius.edu/magazine.
Wood is New Associate Dean of Business School Gregory R. Wood, PhD, is the new associate dean of the Richard J. Wehle School of Business. The appointment is the latest in a long succession of positions for Wood during his 25-year tenure at Canisius. He most recently served as chair of marketing and information systems, and was instrumental in the 2011 business school reorganization that created the new department. He was chair of the Management/Marketing Department Gregory R. Wood, PhD from 2002–2009 and coordinated a joint degree program between Canisius and the Fashion Institute of Technology. As co-advisor of the Canisius College American Marketing Association (AMA), Wood helped the chapter distinguish itself as a leader in the national professional organization. Wood’s current scholarship focuses on technology and social media. He co-authored a leading information technology textbook with Linda A. Volonino, PhD, professor of information systems, and authored 16 publications in journals and conference proceedings. Wood earned his doctorate degree from the State University of New York at Albany and his undergraduate degree from Oakland University in Rochester, MI.
National Media Tune in to Canisius From bugs to bullying, the scholarship of Canisius’ esteemed professors is making national – and international - news. Producers from Dragonfly Productions traveled from the U.K. to interview Professor of Counseling & Human Services Ann Marie Lenhardt, PhD, for a documentary on bullying as it relates to school violence. Lenhardt is renowned for her research in this area. United Press International (UPI) and The Daily Beast picked up on what Political Science Professors Michael V. Haselswerdt, PhD and Kevin R. Hardwick, PhD, had to say about the potential of an electoral tie leading up to the presidential election. Prevention Magazine interviewed Assistant Professor of Biology Katie S. Costanzo, PhD, (page 12) on the nation’s unseasonably balmy weather and its effect on bugs. Bark Magazine spoke with Animal Behavior Professor Michael Noonan, PhD, about the dog-centered courses available via the Anthrozoology Program. Noonan is also quoted in Discover Magazine about the future of zoos.
He replaces James S. Valone, PhD, who held the position since 1980 and is currently on leave from Canisius. C ANISIUS COLLEGE M AGA ZINE • WINTER 2013 |
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